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Curated OER

Woodcut

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars carve out a design on a block of wood in order to make wood cut prints. They plan their cuts around the gray and black areas to be printed.
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NET Foundation for Television

1850-1874 Beef Moves to Nebraska

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Just how long was the Long Drive? Learners investigate the movement of cattle in the Great Plains during the mid-1800s. They incorporate photographic, newspaper, video, and primary source evidence into their posters, artwork, and written...
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Curated OER

Woodblocks And Their Japanese History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create replicas of Japanese woodblock prints using their own art as the basis for design in this excellent cross-curricular Art project applicable to Language Arts, Social Studies, or Art classrooms.
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Curated OER

The Boy of a Thousand Faces

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars discuss what an illustrator is and illustrations help readers follow the story line. Using the illustrations, they identify the characteristics of facial proportions and draw their own face. They use glue to cover the...
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Curated OER

Tree of Life Mandala Print

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a Tree of Life. In this visual art lesson, students explore mandalas. Students investigate the concepts of balance and symmetry while designing their own unique Tree of Life.
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Curated OER

Art for Protest or Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine Chicana/o and earlier prints made for protest and persuasion. They compare characteristics of different processes and distinguish multiple original prints from mass-produced reproductions of artworks.
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Curated OER

Cut Paper Masks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different types of masks from various cultures. Using the masks, they identify the use of design elements in them. They create their own paper mask using the elements and share them with the class. After viewing a...
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Curated OER

Eraser Carving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers get involved in rubber stamping. They comprehend that rubber stamps have been in use for a long time for commercial purposes and in crafts. Students find they are easy to print and provide a quick way to make multiple...
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Curated OER

Rain Forest Stencils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore animals of the rain forest. They create a drawing of an animal in the rain forest. Students research the animal and write a paragraph about the animal. They use a stencil to create a picture of a rain forest animal.
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Curated OER

Our Cultural COmmunity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create tiles to create a project that helps students to reflect upon culture. The concept of multicultural education is necessary to help create a community of learners. Brainstorming is the main skill that is used for students...
eBook
Other

Library of Books on Woodblock Printmaking

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of seventeen books and information about wood-block printing, color block printing, Japanese wood-block printing, relief printing and more. The books have been preserved on this Internet library site and updated information has...
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Arizona State University

Asu: Lesson Two: Art for Protest or Persuasion (Printmaking Option)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site for teachers who are seeking to integrate art and printmaking with language, communication and social studies. It is based on Chicano and Mexican use of the print to make social statements.
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Other

Original Antique Prints and Print Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
Reference and glossary for printmaking with a gallery of print examples connected to the sites home page.
Website
Other

Warnock Fine Arts: Printmaking

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that explains and gives examples of many printmaking processes. Includes details about relief printing, lithography, serigraphy, intaglio and more. Links to books and artist's examples.
Handout
International Fine Print Dealers Association

International Fine Print Dealers Association: Relief Printing, Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated glossary entry for relief printing.
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Other

Printmaking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing with definitions of various techniques from the medium of printmaking. No image examples are used in this site.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Printing Your Own Money

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson outlining a class fundraiser where students design and create their own print to use to make greeting cards.
Graphic
Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanatory notes and images from an online exhibition of nineteenth-century woodcuts by one of Japan's most-revered artists, Utagawa Hiroshige. "Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" represents over 100 prints of scenes of Tokyo...
Handout
International Fine Print Dealers Association

International Fine Print Dealers Association: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Answers to basic questions about prints, such as what is a print? an edition? a printer's proof? With a brief overview of the history of prints, a summary of different printing techniques, and definitions of key printmaking terms.
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Other

N.y. Public Library: Scientific and Medical Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough account of the use of illustration in medical and scientific texts. Gives a complete history of book illustration and print media. Includes great printmaking vocabulary.
Website
Other

What Is an Original Print?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has descriptions of many printmaking processes as well as links to other printmaking sites and galleries.
Website
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem...